Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-07
WHAT THEY SAY.
Comments of the New York Press on tn
Presidents Message.

Comments of the New York Press on tn
Presidents Message.
NEW YORK, December 6.-The Times ii
its editorial on the Presidents message
will say:-"Mr. Cleveland has done al
act of craftsmanship, in the best sense
Recognizing great. duty, he has perform
ed it with courage, with frmness, and a
the right time, and he has performed i
also that every honest man must see tba
it is an honest act.
Judged by any ordinary STANDARD
Of political expediency, the President
49,. ;s inexpedient. He has forced upor
act Is on issue as to which the party Is
nis pa I and 80 divided that unless thu
uia,o l;nor;ty Weld it can defeat the majority
W. W. has done this on the eve oi contest !. IL
,1bicb a considerable number oi men OF = 10 70
snsnce in the party have been urging m n!l
nueno no;d- This issue, and threatening hin
and the party with disaster IL no
al" 'i'0 nm NOT AVOID 1T.
.,o otber hand, there is nothing IN
On Tue o .bna presented, by which Mr
Cleveland could hope 70. .ura" "o.n 'H.
RsnnbIican party any NC'eS. n.o.oo.;or;o,
Ny Ny This alone, for II the Pio'ecaI0n,s, rs.
faCtion N the Democratic parry iaIy ou' ue
.ac!.on %1:Nnmn ~ desires, or do what they nave
theiI ,I,u owl declared that they would do'
S9n't%u %r TSa~riand has done the one tning py
t;oS MI; G'I bo couId imperil the prospects Oh
when he Conn,ination. Co~ II places MIR.
nS ni9 OWL own far above any Of the leaders to
Gieno, 80 ,be Republican party mas OF lase
lent a hearing, and above n1''' -
ers of his own party" not n conn.,
The sun will say: 1T Is nGs nio in
monnIsce document, for 1t Is SinPie, pit,, ~ ~
.uII;d;5Is niUI and coherent; aud the 4ual.ty vi vi
80 i chiefly due to the TACT .ua' al az
piI,ly ,,;os of national interest are us
o'nea insaS ;Tp ~ lnmp or postponed as ineonse, e.
lnisSeH - ;n the prese nee OF one pro Prem .,
Snnramr I"ors importance question VI ''i Il
revision.
"Ha declares that the theoretical 9ueS 9rodo
,ion as between protection anu iree
is entirely
STRIKING AND INTERESTINGl
part of the message is devoted TO precisely
that sort OF argument with which any free
trade representative in Congress, OF any
free trade professor in college classroom,
or the author OF any free trade text book
Oh political economy, would begin an at
tack upon the theory OF protection. This,
we say, il the pIost notable fact about
the message. Mr.. Cleveland has
never before in q public letter taken
sides squarely upon this question. He
has done so now in manner that leaves
room for no misunderstanding. 1t is q
bold thing TO do, and the President de-
serve credit for the plainness OF his speech.
Nobody can accuse him OF hedging, OF
haggling, or juggling with words.
so far does he 20 upon the lines of the
free trade speeches in Congress and else
where that we find him betrayed here aud
there, no doubt unconsciously, into an ex-
hibition OF slight irritation against Ameri-
can manufacturers as a class, almost as il
they were conspirators and public enc
mics"
The World will say
The admirable message Of the Presi'
drut hes given to the Democratic party
what it mas long lacked-an issue and 8
leader. The issue is tax reform, the leader
8 the President.
at can hardly be that the President has
not at this juncture influence enough tC
secure the
UNION OF THE DEMOCRATS
IN the House upon q measure OF revenue
and tariff reform"
The Herald will say: "The message ii
on able, conservative and ststesmanlik'
document, which unlike many other mes
sages, will be read by the people and dis
cussed by them. 7
I'VE are glad to see that he favors fre
wool, WHICH would give greatly increased
aud permanent prosperity TO our srea
wooden industries, and enable ou
manufacturers in other branChe
at the same time to dispOs
of large quantities of their products, il
wO,l producing countries, to the immedi
ate benefit Of workmen in almost al
branches of American manufacturers.
1.-THE message will not please eAtremist
of either side, Tree traders or protectionists
hut it will, We believe, please and satisf
the people at large, and it rus upon bo'l
parties in Congress solemn duty to re
lieye the country from most serious dan
ger"